GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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gnomemaxim
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
compulsorymandatory
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
snipa small piece that is snipped off
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults